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Chapter 765 Landing in the First Battle

"When Pantius arrives, if the strength of the Dionians on the opposite side does not change much, maybe we can fight..." Paulus said uncertainly.

Not long after, Vilitre's army arrived.

After listening to Paulus' brief introduction of the war situation, the former military and political officer, Pantius, who was older than Paulus, seemed a little impatient: "What are you waiting for?! Wait for Dionia All the troops landed ashore, destroyed the surrounding towns, and attacked Rome?! Now is our only chance to defeat the Dionians, we must not miss it! Attack! We must attack immediately!!"

Neither Paulus nor Majors raised objections, because this was really their only chance if they did not want to bear the huge responsibility!
Although the Dionian army arrayed on the far coast has more than 25000 people, Antium has 7500 people, Satnicum has 8000 people, and Vilitre has 1 people. The total strength of the Roman army is the same. There are more than 25000 people, and you can definitely fight with them.

The Dionians cannot be allowed to increase their troops any more and must seize the time to fight!After the three reached a consensus, they immediately started to act: the troops of Antium and Saturnicum had already formed their formations, and Vilitra's troops quickly formed formation next to the right side of Saturnicum's troops... ...Soon, the huge Roman army began to advance.

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The Romans are finally here!Amyntas, who was standing in front of the military formation, saw the dust and smoke in the distance. He finally smiled and said jokingly: "If I had known that the Romans would arrive so late, I shouldn't have allowed the Second Legion to appear in the formation. among.”

"Do you think the Romans are stupid? We have been landing for so long, and there are still less than 2 troops arrayed here?! Everyone knows that there must be an ambush here!" Matonis immediately retorted.

"Finally we can officially fight the Romans!" Lizalu's eyes were shining with excitement. He had heard before that the Ministry of Military Affairs had always paid more attention to this Latin city-state in central Italy. Last time he led an army to sneak attack from the coast and I didn't feel anything special, but during the two days of conversations with Amyntas, he learned that the Romans' fighting power is indeed not weak, and their tactics are quite similar to those of the Dionysian Army, so he is very much looking forward to fighting with the Romans. The fight between people.

"It's time for us to go back and prepare for the battle!" Ryders reminded, looking at the long red line looming in the dust and mist in the distance.

Amyntas immediately gave a military salute to several others and solemnly said: "Hades bless you, victory belongs to the kingdom!"

"Victory belongs to Dionia!"

"We must win!"

Martonis, the commander of the Second Army, Lizaru, the commander of the Third Army, Laides, the commander of the First Cavalry Army, and Kuchius, the commander of the Second Cavalry Army, also saluted and responded, and then they all galloped back to the main formation and informed their subordinates The team officers reorganized their ranks and prepared to face the battle.

The First Dionysian Army is located in the middle, with the Second Army and the Third Army on the left and right sides. The First and Second Cavalry Army are located on the sides of the two wings respectively. The total strength is about 27000 people, and the entire military formation is four miles long.This is the most common formation, which shows the confidence of the participating army commanders in their soldiers, because they believe that their side exceeds the other side in terms of numbers, morale, and combat effectiveness, and there is no need to make any surprise moves to reduce the gap.

Amyntas was at the rear of his legion and was watching the soldiers making final preparations for the battle. The messenger hurried over: "Legion Commander, Your Majesty is here!"

Amyntas hurriedly turned his horse's head and saw more than 200 horses galloping from behind. Davos in the lead was wearing golden armor and a black cloak, with black feathers fluttering on his golden helmet.

Behind him, two extremely strong riders on either side each held a large flag high.

One of the poles has a silver-white double fork wrapped with a black ribbon. The two forks that are spread diagonally at the top are tightly bound by a crown of poplar branches made of gold. This is the scepter of King Davos.

The other rod appears much larger.At the top is a golden statue of Hades, and below it is a crossbar inlaid with golden statuettes of Thanatos, the God of Death, the Three Judges of Hades, the Furies, the Three-Headed Dog of Hell, and Charon. , they are all subordinates of Hades, and they are also symbols of the legion. For example: the statue on the top of the flag held by the legion group is the God of Death, and the statue on the top of the company flag is the goddess of revenge..., and there is another one further down the flagpole. The longer rails no longer have any statues inlaid on them, but some small golden discs are hung with them. These discs have heads on them. They are all enshrined in the main temple of Hades in Thurii and died in the Hall of Valor. The heroes of the Kingdom of Dionia, such as Drakos, Zipit, Sobocos... This is the military flag representing the army of the Kingdom of Dionia. It is like a small tree made of gold, swaying as it advances. The golden discs collided with each other, making a sweet sound, as if heroic spirits were whispering...

Amyntas immediately drove his horse forward and respectfully performed a military salute: "Your Majesty!"

Davos returned the military salute, and then said in a calm tone: "We are here to be the audience and will not interfere with your command."

Amyntas thought he heard wrongly, but seeing the serious expression on Davos's face, he said happily: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!" Before this battle, several legion commanders discussed and unanimously recommended qualifications The deepest Amyntas served as the commander-in-chief of this battle. This was the first time that Amyntas independently commanded a battle composed of multiple troops in more than 30 years as a soldier. He was both excited and nervous, fearing that Davos would not Let him direct.

Davos smiled slightly. He had already listened to Printols' report on the way here. When there were more soldiers than the opponent, and the cavalry was far more than the opponent, even if there was the influence of previous history, he did not think that The Romans would be victorious.

When Davos and his party arrived at the rear of the array, Matonis, Lizaru, Ledes and Kuchius all came to greet them after hearing the news, and Davos encouraged them one by one.

The surrounding soldiers were very excited when they learned that King Davos had arrived. They were unable to leave their place due to military law, so they turned around and saluted and cheered him.

Soon, the cheers spread throughout the entire army: "King Davos is victorious!!!"

"Your Majesty is victorious!!!"

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Amidst the tide of cheers, Patroclus, the captain of the First Legion, looked back frequently. He, who had been through battles for a long time, unexpectedly had an impulse to start fighting immediately, so that the status behind him would be prominent and honorable. His father-in-law could see his abilities with his own eyes.

As for Adoris, who was in the formation of the Second Legion, he had been eager to try and suddenly felt nervous when he heard the arrival of his adoptive father.

One mile away, Paulus, Megios, and Pantius, who were directing the Roman soldiers to advance, suddenly heard the thunderous cheers erupting from the army formation in Dionia opposite, and couldn't help but cheer for the enemy. He looked worried about his morale.

As the distance got closer, Roman aristocrats like Paulus, Megios, and Pantheus, who had received Greek higher education since childhood, could vaguely hear the content of the cheers: "His Majesty Davos is victorious..."

Everyone's expression changed in unison: Is the king of Dionia coming? ! !The invincible magical king of Dionia? ! !
During this period of time, due to the war between Rome and Dionia, the Romans began to seriously understand the information about the Kingdom of Dionia. Of course, there are more rumors about King Dionia. After coming to Great Greece more than ten years ago, he has repeatedly won many battles with a weak enemy and a strong one. He led only more than 1000 mercenaries to start. In just a dozen years, he created the now powerful Kingdom of Dionia. What a miracle!Now the person who created this miracle may be just ahead. How could this not make these Roman generals nervous!

Especially Majors, who was in the middle of the military formation, could clearly see the two golden flags raised high behind the enemy formation, which were extremely dazzling under the sunlight, and even made him feel a little weak in his legs.

But the army has been deployed and the soldiers are advancing. How can they retreat at this critical moment?What's more, none of Dionia's previous victories came from Rome. These three Roman generals who have not yet fought against the Dionia army believe that the heroic Roman soldiers are related to the city-states and races that were defeated by the Dionia army in the past. Soldiers are different, and they must believe so now.

So, the bugle sounded again.

The high-pitched bugles not only excited the soldiers, but also drove away the uneasiness in the hearts of the generals.

Davos stood quietly at the back of the military formation, looking at the Roman army in front, but his heart felt slightly: Although it was different from the Roman army he had seen on TV and movies in his previous life, this was what he had seen in this life. For the first time, I saw the Roman army. These Roman soldiers who conquered the entire Mediterranean in their previous lives were holding long shields and spears. The entire army was like burning fire, sweeping towards the Dionian army formation quickly; and The Dionysian army stayed still, as silent as the towering mountains, and the color of the armor and shields was like the cold night, which made people shudder.This red and one black, the colors are so distinct, what kind of bloody and heroic sparks will be produced on this land.

Davos subconsciously touched his chin with his hand.

As the Romans approached, the shouts were thunderous and the ground was shaking. Even the horses under the crotches of Davos and the people who accompanied him to watch the battle began to feel uneasy. They shook their limbs and snorted.

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Clotocathax, who was about to witness the first large-scale battle in his life, clenched his fists and looked nervous. However, he still tried to open his eyes wide and stared motionlessly at the Roman army that put a lot of psychological pressure on him. .

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